A video has been created of a special war re-enactment event held to mark the 100th birthday of Blyth Battery.

The event, Blyth Battery Goes to War 2016, was held on the weekend of May 21 and 22.

The programme included re-enactments of both World Wars, a beach battle and Home Front displays as well as weapons demonstrations and a display of military vehicles. There was also a variety of live entertainment such as wartime songs and musicians playing Northumbrian pipes and swing guitar.

Scores of people attended the event, including Andrew Ayre and his partner Stephanie Foster, of Cramlington. They filmed the activities and edited the footage to create a 15-minute video.

Andrew, 22, said: “We absolutely loved the event and were really surprised at the scale and planning that went into it. We felt this video was a good way to show people what happened. We have also included royalty-free original war clips in the piece.

“We like travelling and we have previously made a number of videos of other events in the North East. We then put them on a YouTube channel.

“This is a great way of showing everyone that there is a lot going on in the North East.”